Using a poion will coat your weapon rather than drink it. Some potions have negative effects and using them will drink (the negative effects can be removed with perks).
how do I determine which weapon I coat with the poison? is it the equiped one? what if it's an bow, will one arrow, or all arrows get coated? can I do this long in advance? will it affect once? or all targets while it's coated? will it be coated for a duration, or just for once hit?